Notable Alumni of SUNY Cortland

George Tenet 1953–

Former director of central intelligence at the CIA

Also attended: Georgetown University, Columbia University in the City of New York

Ann E. Dunwoody 1953–

First woman four-star general in US military

Also attended: Florida Institute of Technology

David L. Brainard 1856–1946

US Army officer and explorer

Nathan Lewis Miller 1868–1953

New York State Comptroller and Court of Appeals judge

Clayton R. Lusk 1872–1959

New York lawyer and Lusk Committee chairman

Also attended: Cornell University

Kevin Madden 1972–

PR expert, senior advisor to Romney's 2012 campaign

Also attended: SUNY Morrisville

Theodore McKee 1947–

Judge of the US Court of Appeals, Third Circuit

Also attended: Syracuse University

Scott Israel 1955–

Former Broward County Sheriff in Florida

Jake Steinfeld 1958–

Actor and fitness personality behind Body by Jake

David Eugene Smith 1860–1944

Mathematician, educator, and editor

Attended until 1877

Also attended: Syracuse University

Suad Joseph 1943–

Anthropology professor at UC Davis

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York, University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

Robert Thompson 1959–

Syracuse University professor of television and popular culture

Also attended: University of Chicago, Northwestern University

Kevin James 1965–

Comedian and actor, star of The King of Queens

Ted Demme 1963–2002

Director, producer and actor

Catherine Samali Kavuma 1960–

Ugandan novelist

Mick Foley 1965–

Retired professional wrestler, comedian and author

Aljamain Sterling 1989–

Former UFC Bantamweight Champion

Bachelor's degree · Physical education · Class of 2011

Also attended: SUNY Morrisville

George Breen 1935–2019

Hall of Fame swimmer, four-time Olympic medalist

Eleonora Mendonça 1948–

Brazilian marathon runner at the 1984 Olympics

Derek Lalonde 1972–

Associate coach of the Montreal Canadiens

Also attended: Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

Scott Manning 1957–

Retired soccer goalkeeper

Tamdan McCrory 1986–

Former UFC middleweight mixed martial artist

Fred Ketchum 1875–1908

Major League Baseball outfielder

Walt Lynch 1897–1976

MLB catcher for the Boston Red Sox

Also attended: Niagara University